| Title: |
41st meeting of the Standing Committee on Transfrontier Television (T-TT) |
| Description: |
1. Opening of the meeting and adoption of the agenda
2. Signatures and ratifications of the Convention
3. Exchange of information on the implementation of the Convention
(i) Issues of general interest
- Lists of events of major importance
- Authorities designated according to Article 19 of the Convention
- Other
(ii) Examination of the report on measures to implement the recommendation on the protection of minors from pornographic programmes
(iii) Item 27 of the Action Plan to the Ministerial Conference in Kyiv: to follow closely the question of respect for human dignity in the media and in the new communications services, in order, if necessary, to take legal or other initiatives to complement and reinforce the Declaration of the Standing Committee on Transfrontier Television on human dignity and the fundamental rights of others
4. Revision of the Convention
(i) Information by the Observer Delegate of the European Commission on the proposal for an Audiovisual Media Services Directive
(ii) Examination of the preliminary draft amendment to the ECTT
(iii) Examination of the discussion document on issues concerning the role of the Standing Committee
(iv) Planning of future work
5. Request for interpretation of the Convention by “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”
6. List of events of major importance notified by “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”
7. Accession to the Convention by non member States of the Council of Europe
8. Proposal for amendment of the Rules of procedure
9. Other business
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| Status: |
Completed |
| Date: |
09/10/2006 - 10/10/2006
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| Countries: |
All Council of Europe member states
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| Contributors: |
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| Programme: |
CoE Programmes (PoA and VC)
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| Working Method: |
Organisation of meetings - Steering Committees / Supervisory Bodies |
| Location: |
Strasbourg, Council of Europe |
| CoE Contact: |
MALINOWSKI, Jan
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| Partners: |
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| Web Pages: |
1 http://www.coe.int |
| Last Modified: |
12/01/2007 |
Activity Synopsis |
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| Objective(s): |
The main objectives of the T-TT at its 41st meeting T-TT were:
- to pursue work on the revision of European Convention on Transfrontier Television;
- to exchange information on the implementation of the Convention;
- to prepare opinions with regard to requests for interpretation of the Convention;
- to examine the list of events of major importance notified by 'the FYROM'';
-to consider the requests of the Audiovisual Communication Authority of Morocco and the Council for Cable TV and Satellite Broadcasting of Israel to participate in a meeting of the Committee. |
| Output/Results: |
1. The T-TT during its 41st meeting pursued work on the revision of the Convention in the light of developments in the television sector and new communication technologies. In view of the importance of progressing as efficiently as possible with the revision, the T-TT decided to set up a drafting group.
2. The T-TT took note with satisfaction that the Russian Federation had signed the Convention on 4 October 2006 and of the various initiatives that had benn taken in with regard to promoting further accessions to the Convention and widening its geographical application. The Committee decided to invite the Audiovisual Communication Authority of Morocco and the Council for Cable TV and Satellite Broadcasting of Israel to participate in its next meeting .
3. An opinion on Article 12, paragraph 4 of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television (regarding the meaning of the expression ''announcements in the public interest'') was adopted.
4. An opinion on Article 18, paragraph 3 of the European Convention on Transfrontier Television (regarding the prohibition of sponsorship of news and current affairs programmes in the context of thematic news channels).
5. Subject to the provision of additional information and clarification requested by the Standing Committee, it agreed that it will adopt by exchange of e-mails, an opinion on the list of events of major importance for society, notified by ''the FYROM'', with a view to its mutual recognition by states party to the Convention without waiting until the next T-TT meeting.
6. The T-TT exchanged information on the implementation of the Convention, in particular relating to (i) Article 9a of the Convention on the adoption and notification to the T-TT of lists of events of major importance and (ii) the designation of authorities with a view to the mutual assistance of states party in order to implement the Convention as provided for in Article 19 thereof. It suggested that the list of the latter be made readily available, for example on the Media Division website.
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| Conclusions/Follow Up: |
The drafting group should provide a draft text of the revised Convention in time for the 42nd meeting of hte T-TT in autumn 2007.
The list of events of major importance for society, notified by ''the FYROM'', should be adopted by the T-TT in the first half of 2007.
The opinions will be published and the list of designated authorities made available on the web site.
The Audiovisual Communication Authority of Morocco and the Council for Cable TV and Satellite Broadcasting of Israel will be invited to participate in the next meeting of the Committee.
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| Participants: |
37 participants representing 28 States party and 12 participants representing 9 observers |
| Consultants/Experts: |
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| CoE Secretariat: |
Mr Jan Kleijssen, Director, Directorate General of Human Rights
Mr Jan Malinowski, Head of Media Division, Directorate General of Human Rights
Ms Katherine Anderson-Scholl, Media Division, Directorate General of Human Rights |
| Total No. Participants: |
52 |
| Last Modified: |
12/01/2007 |
